BC Hydro Group

BC Hydro provides power to fuel economic growth in British Columbia. Its primary business activities are generating and distributing electricity. COPE 378 has represented employees at BC Hydro since 1962 and with its predecessor, The BC Electric Company, since 1955. www.bchydro.com  

Bargaining

  • Your Input: The COPE 378 - BC Hydro collective agreement will expire on March 31 , 2012. COPE 378 circulated a bargaining survey to the membership. That survey is now closed.

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Article 9: Displacement, Layoff and Recall

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Current Issues

BC Hydro Group News & Events

  • Season's Greetings and Happy New Year from President David Black
    Wednesday, December 19, 2012
    I join all of the Elected Officers and COPE 378 staff in wishing our members and their families a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for those observing other celebrations this season.
  • COPE 378 Members at BC Hydro Ratify Collective Agreement
    Tuesday, December 18, 2012
    Burnaby – Members of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, local 378 (COPE 378) employed at BC Hydro have voted to ratify their tentative collective agreement. The agreement contains an overall four per cent wage lift, staggered throughout the two years of the collective agreement. Highlights of the tentative agreement include:
  • Union and BC Hydro Reach a Tentative Agreement
    Wednesday, November 21, 2012
    Agreement includes Wage Increases and Modest Increases to Benefits Burnaby - The Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union, Local 378 (COPE378) and BC Hydro have reached a tentative agreement. This agreement is subject to ratification by COPE 378’s members at BC Hydro.
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Your Union at Work

  • Support the United Way this Holiday Season
    As part of our ongoing support of the United Way, COPE 378 is pleased to feature the Imagine United Way gift catalogue. The Imagine Gift Catalogue offers a variety of gift options that make the...
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